9 May 2023 — The 2023 Camp Workcoeman Scouts BSA Summer Program Guide is now available! It contains all the information you need to plan your summer adventures at Camp Workcoeman.
Registration for all summer programs—for both Scouts BSA and Cub Scouts—is now open. Visit campworkcoeman.org/2023 for full details.
This very important day will bring Scouters together from all over the council to do the important task of preparing Camp Workcoeman for the summer camp season and beyond.
Various projects are planned and we need your help!
We will gather at 8:30 to review projects and begin work thereafter. Lunch will be provided.
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Contact: Lou Seiser, [email protected]
Sponsored by the Citizens of Shawtown
Camp Workcoeman’s Support Committee
Hors D'oeuvres: 5:30 PM
Dinner: 6:00 PM
Dinner Includes:
Steak or Chicken
Salad, Potatoes, Veggies, Bread, & Dessert
Adult Cost: $30
Children 10 & Under Cost: $15
Huge Penny Auction Selections
All proceeds benefit camp improvement projects!
Please make reservations by May 31
Contact: Brian Cornell, [email protected]
See the Scouts BSA Summer Programs page for more information.
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM each day
Scout Cost: $75 per Scout for two-day programs; $45 per Scout for one-day programs.
Adult Cost: $20 per Adult for two-day programs; $10 per Adult for one-day programs.
Contact: Jeffrey Seiser, [email protected]
See the Scouts BSA Summer Programs page for more information.
Scouts will participate in Cooking Merit Badge, with particular emphasis on the “Patrol cooking” and “trail cooking” elements. Scouts will complete the “home cooking” elements at home and provide photos and menus afterwards. This program will include a meeting conducted remotely at 7 PM the Monday prior to work on menu planning. The price includes all food costs and materials.
Recommended for Second Class Scouts and above.
Scouts are welcome to camp overnight with their family or Troop (with adult leadership); a campsite must be reserved separately.
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM each day
Scout Cost: $90 per Scout
Adult Cost: $30 per Adult
Contact: Daron Colgan, [email protected]
See the Scouts BSA Summer Programs page for more information.
This course is open to both youth and adults, and, through it, participants will earn SCUBA certification, with Scouts earning SCUBA Diving Merit Badge as well. This program includes all meals and materials.
Participants will be contacted by the Connecticut Scuba Academy beforehand with information on medical forms, pre-learning, and more. Participants can either come for the day or stay overnight; evening activities will be available for those staying overnight.
Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM each day
Cost: $375 per participant
Camp Workcoeman Contact: Lou Seiser, [email protected]
CT Scuba Academy Contact: Tom Monturi, [email protected]
See the NYLT page for more information.
National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) is the BSA’s premier youth leadership development program at the Council level. It’s an exciting 6-day program designed for youth to learn leadership skills that will help them succeed in Scouting and in life.
A required precamp meeting takes place at camp Thursday, June 8 at 7 PM.
Time: 3:30 PM, Sunday, July 9 – 1:00 PM, Saturday, July 15
Cost: $350 per Scout
Contact: Jeff Seiser, [email protected]
See the Scouts BSA Summer Programs page for more information.
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM each day
Scout Cost: $75 per Scout for two-day programs; $45 per Scout for one-day programs.
Adult Cost: $20 per Adult for two-day programs; $10 per Adult for one-day programs.
Contact: Jeffrey Seiser, [email protected]
See the Scouts BSA Summer Programs page for more information.
Scouts will participate in Fly Fishing Merit Badge, which includes learning how to cast, tie flies, gut and cook a fish, and much more. Program includes lunch and equipment.
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Scout Cost: $45 per Scout
Adult Cost: $10 per Adult
Contact: Jeffrey Seiser, [email protected]
See the Scouts BSA Summer Programs page for more information.
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM each day
Scout Cost: $75 per Scout for two-day programs; $45 per Scout for one-day programs.
Adult Cost: $20 per Adult for two-day programs; $10 per Adult for one-day programs.
Contact: Jeffrey Seiser, [email protected]
See the Scouts BSA Summer Programs page for more information.
Scouts will participate in Cooking Merit Badge, with particular emphasis on the “Patrol cooking” and “trail cooking” elements. Scouts will complete the “home cooking” elements at home and provide photos and menus afterwards. This program will include a meeting conducted remotely at 7 PM the Monday prior to work on menu planning. The price includes all food costs and materials.
Recommended for Second Class Scouts and above.
Scouts are welcome to camp overnight with their family or Troop (with adult leadership); a campsite must be reserved separately.
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM each day
Scout Cost: $90 per Scout
Adult Cost: $30 per Adult
Contact: Daron Colgan, [email protected]
See the Powder Horn page for more information.
Powder Horn is a course designed to introduce Scouting’s adults and youth to resources for making exciting high-adventure programs successful for their units. The course provides units the ability to achieve the mission of the Boy Scouts of America.
All Scouts 14 and up as well as Scouters from any council are invited to attend this dynamic program!
Time: 11:00 AM, Sunday, July 30 – 4:00 PM, Friday, August 4
Cost: $350 per participant
Contact: Jeff Seiser, [email protected]
Powder Horn High-Adventure Resource Management Course Flier Register for Powder Horn High-Adventure Resource Management Course
See the Scouts BSA Summer Programs page for more information.
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM each day
Scout Cost: $75 per Scout for two-day programs; $45 per Scout for one-day programs.
Adult Cost: $20 per Adult for two-day programs; $10 per Adult for one-day programs.
Contact: Jeffrey Seiser, [email protected]
See the Scouts BSA Summer Programs page for more information.
This course is open to both youth and adults, and, through it, participants will earn SCUBA certification, with Scouts earning SCUBA Diving Merit Badge as well. This program includes all meals and materials.
Participants will be contacted by the Connecticut Scuba Academy beforehand with information on medical forms, pre-learning, and more. Participants can either come for the day or stay overnight; evening activities will be available for those staying overnight.
Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM each day
Cost: $375 per participant
Camp Workcoeman Contact: Lou Seiser, [email protected]
CT Scuba Academy Contact: Tom Monturi, [email protected]
See the Scouts BSA Summer Programs page for more information.
Scouts will participate in Fly Fishing Merit Badge, which includes learning how to cast, tie flies, gut and cook a fish, and much more. Program includes lunch and equipment.
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Scout Cost: $45 per Scout
Adult Cost: $10 per Adult
Contact: Jeffrey Seiser, [email protected]
Camp Workcoeman is located in the hills of northwest Connecticut in scenic New Hartford and Barkhamsted. The camp consists of approximately 427 acres on the shore of beautiful West Hill Pond, possibly the cleanest in Connecticut.
Established in 1924, it is one of the oldest continuously operated Scout camps in the country. For 99 years, thousands of Scouts and Scouters have had unforgettable Scouting experiences at Camp Workcoeman. This fine tradition of Scouting continues today.